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  1. Who is the captain of the Pequod? — Captain Ahab

  2. What is Captain Ahab obsessed with? — Killing Moby Dick

  3. What does Ahab’s obsession represent? — Revenge and destructive obsession

  4. Who is the first mate of the Pequod? — Starbuck

  5. Which harpooner is paired with Starbuck? — Queequeg

  6. What kind of character is Starbuck? — Rational and moral

  7. Who is the second mate of the Pequod? — Stubb

  8. Which harpooner is paired with Stubb? — Tashtego

  9. What is Stubb known for? — Humor and fearlessness

  10. Who is the third mate of the Pequod? — Flask

  11. Which harpooner is paired with Flask? — Daggoo

  12. What is Flask known for? — Aggression and practicality

  13. Who narrates Moby-Dick? — Ishmael

  14. Who survives to tell the story? — Ishmael

  15. What role does Ishmael play in the story? — Outsider narrator

  16. Who is Ishmael’s closest friend? — Queequeg

  17. What traits describe Queequeg? — Loyal, honorable, skilled

  18. Who is Fedallah? — Ahab’s secret harpooner

  19. What does Fedallah symbolize? — Fate and mystery

  20. Who are Peleg and Bildad? — Owners of the Pequod

  21. What is Moby Dick symbolic of? — Nature, fate, and obsession

  22. What theme is shown through Ahab vs Starbuck? — Obsession vs reason

  23. What theme involves destiny controlling the crew? — Fate vs free will

  24. What does the whale represent about nature? — Nature is uncontrollable

  25. What theme is shown through Ahab’s actions? — Madness vs morality

  26. What increases near the end of the novel? — Death imagery

  27. What does Starbuck symbolize? — Reason

  28. What does Ahab symbolize? — Obsession

  29. What does Queequeg symbolize? — Loyalty and strength

  30. What does Stubb symbolize? — Humor

  31. What does Flask symbolize? — Aggression

  32. What does Fedallah symbolize? — Mystery and fate

  33. Which harpooner is paired with Starbuck? — Queequeg

  34. Which harpooner is paired with Stubb? — Tashtego

  35. Which harpooner is paired with Flask? — Daggoo

  36. Which harpooner is paired with Ahab? — Fedallah

  37. What is the first ship the Pequod has a gam with? — The Albatross

  38. What happens during the Albatross encounter? — Communication fails

  39. What does the Albatross symbolize? — Isolation and failed communication

  40. What is the second gam ship? — The Town-Ho

  41. What important event is connected to the Town-Ho? — Mutiny and revenge

  42. What idea does the Town-Ho story suggest about whales? — Whales judge human behavior

  43. What is the third gam ship? — The Jeroboam

  44. What is wrong with the Jeroboam? — Sickness and fear

  45. What warning is given on the Jeroboam? — Moby Dick is deadly

  46. How does Ahab react to the Jeroboam’s warning? — He ignores it

  47. What is the fourth gam ship? — The Jungfrau

  48. What is the Jungfrau searching for? — Whale oil

  49. What does the Jungfrau represent? — Desperation and inexperience

  50. What is the fifth gam ship? — The Bachelor

  51. What mood is on the Bachelor? — Celebration and success

  52. Why does Ahab reject the Bachelor’s celebration? — He only cares about Moby Dick

  53. What is the sixth gam ship? — The Samuel Enderby

  54. What injury did the Samuel Enderby’s captain suffer? — He lost an arm to Moby Dick

  55. How is the Samuel Enderby captain different from Ahab? — He accepted his loss peacefully

  56. What is the seventh gam ship? — The Rachel

  57. What is the Rachel searching for? — A lost whaleboat and the captain’s son

  58. What does Ahab refuse to do for the Rachel? — Help search for the missing crew

  59. What does Ahab’s refusal show? — Obsession over compassion

  60. What is the final gam ship? — The Delight

  61. What condition is the Delight in? — Damaged and mourning losses

  62. What does the Delight confirm? — Moby Dick is deadly

  63. What happens as the gams progress? — Warnings become more serious

  64. What does Ahab increasingly become during the gams? — Isolated

  65. Around which chapters does the first major whale hunt occur? — Chapters 60–62

  66. Who leads the first major whale hunt? — Stubb

  67. What happens after the whale is caught? — It is processed for oil

  68. What do the early whale hunts introduce? — Real whaling labor

  69. Around which chapters does the sperm whale herd hunt occur? — Chapters 81–84

  70. What makes the herd hunt chaotic? — Multiple whales and confusion

  71. What does the herd hunt show about nature? — Nature is unpredictable

  72. Around which chapters does the Grand Armada occur? — Chapters 86–87

  73. What is the “Grand Armada”? — A massive group of whales

  74. What idea does the Grand Armada show? — Teamwork and industrial labor

  75. Around which chapters do whale processing scenes happen? — Chapters 95–98

  76. What are the try-works used for? — Boiling whale blubber into oil

  77. What does the ship become during processing scenes? — A floating factory

  78. Around which chapters do the final normal whale hunts occur? — Chapters 110–114

  79. What happens to Ahab during the late hunts? — He becomes detached from normal whaling

  80. Are any ordinary whales Moby Dick? — No

  81. Is Moby Dick ever caught? — No

  82. What is the main weapon used against whales? — The harpoon

  83. Who uses harpoons in the novel? — Queequeg, Tashtego, and Daggoo

  84. What does the harpoon symbolize? — Human aggression against nature

  85. What is a whaling lance used for? — Delivering the killing blow

  86. What does the lance symbolize? — Final control over the whale

  87. What special weapon does Ahab create? — A custom harpoon for Moby Dick

  88. What does Ahab’s special harpoon represent? — Revenge and obsession

  89. Who helps with Ahab’s special harpoon? — Fedallah

  90. What defensive weapons do whaling ships sometimes carry? — Signal guns and flares

  91. Are ship weapons effective against whales? — No

  92. What tools are used during cutting-in? — Hooks, knives, axes, and spades

  93. What do cutting-in tools symbolize? — Violence continuing after death

  94. What are the try-works? — Furnaces used to boil blubber

  95. What does fire in the try-works symbolize? — Industrial destruction of nature

  96. What weapon does Starbuck consider using on Ahab? — A musket

  97. What does the musket scene represent? — Morality vs necessity

  98. What are the three categories of weapons in the novel? — Against whales, against nature, and against humans

  99. What is the most important idea about weapons in Moby-Dick? — They are useless against Moby Dick

  100. Why are weapons powerless against Moby Dick? — The whale represents forces humans cannot control